Pilon enlists a roommate-his pal Pablo-to share the house with him and, hopefully, to foot the entire rent bill. Given Pilon's shifty nature, he is not one to be depended on for timely rent payment-or, any rent payments at all. Danny and Pilon while away their time carousing, pilfering wine, and engaging in petty squabbles. However, his grandfather left him two houses in his will, so Danny moves into one and rents the other to his conman friend, Pilon. In the Monterey neighborhood of Tortilla Flat, Danny arrives home from the war only to learn that his grandfather has died in his absence. They dedicate themselves to drinking, fighting, making amends, and attempting to enjoy their lives that were nearly snuffed out by the Great War. Set on the author's home turf of Monterey, California, in the days following the end of the First World War, the novel chronicles the experiences of Danny and his aimless group of friends as they readjust to the world at home. Magpie Tales #26.Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American author John Steinbeck’s novel Tortilla Flat (1935) is one of his earliest literary triumphs.'The Vanishing of Katharina Linden' Book Review.'Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH' Book Review.'The Knife of Never Letting Go' Book Review.

Especially after having to plough through one during a hike! Is at peace with the sea and the wild Burren and Connemara winds. All three have become fond friends of the bogs. Also loves to hike, with hubby and daughter in the Connemara mountains, lakes and more. Also loves walks down county boreens, especially with the wee one!! Okay, Aoife, my teenager. If life throws you a curve, write a story. Loves being possessed by characters, angst and any other emotion that can find release in fiction. Mari(MM)- Journalist, writer, definitely not poet.But flash fiction's her game. I like to write questions and answers, stories and poems, non-fiction and flash-fiction. I like to hike mountains and see the road winding below and think how lucky I am to be here and not rushing somewhere in a car. I like to hear birdsong and rustling leaves. I like cycling too, down small country roads and little boreens to a small little field that maybe has a horse, or three cows and a magpie. I love taking long walks to the sea, and then just sitting there watching it and watching birds.

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